Consent Quiz

Do you know when consent is required?

Do you know who can and who cannot provide it?

Who must ask for it?

Take the consent quiz to find out how well you understand consent to treatment in Ontario

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Consent Quiz

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1. Ontario's Health Care Consent Act includes principles that substitute decision makers are to follow when making treatment decisions for someone else.

True

False

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2. Physicians cannot provide consent for treatment for their patients.

True

False

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3. A written signature from the decision maker shows that informed consent was obtained.

True

False

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4. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario requires informed consent for all "Do Not Resuscitate" or "DNR" orders.

True

False

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5. Informed consent is needed for treatment in almost all situations.

True

False

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6. A person who has made a Power of Attorney for Personal Care document can no longer make his or her own treatment decisions.

True

False

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7. When equally ranked substitute decision makers disagree, the healthcare provider can go to the Public Guardian and Trustee for consent.

True

False

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8. Health care providers must still obtain informed consent even if the resident's wishes are known.

True

False

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9. Even if a resident is capable, informed consent for treatment must also be obtained from the person named in the resident's Power of Attorney for Personal Care document.

True

False

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10. Capable residents have the right to refuse treatment - even if health care providers think it would be beneficial, or life-saving.

True

False

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